A Comparison of AMPS Forecasts Near the Ross Sea Polynya With Controlled Meteorological Balloon Observations

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dc.contributor.authorDale ER
dc.contributor.authorKaturji M
dc.contributor.authorMcDonald AJ
dc.contributor.authorVoss P
dc.contributor.authorRack W
dc.contributor.authorSeto D
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-06T23:53:54Z
dc.date.available2021-04-06T23:53:54Z
dc.date.issued2020en
dc.date.updated2021-02-03T03:30:19Z
dc.description.abstract©2020. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. This study presents atmospheric boundary layer observations made over the Ross Sea using a long-duration Controlled Meteorological (CMET) balloon and a comparison with Antarctic Mesoscale prediction System (AMPS) forecasts. The CMET balloon was launched on 22 November 2017 at 1230 UTC; this flight performed 31 repeated soundings of the atmospheric boundary layer over a period of 70 hr. During the flight the balloon made close passes of the open Terra Nova Bay and Ross Sea polynyas. We use the AMPS forecast during the flight to understand the influence of the polynya on the air sampled by the CMET balloon. Balloon observations of temperature, humidity, and wind velocity generally agree with AMPS forecasts, with the largest disparities in the wind direction field during periods of light wind and when the path of the balloon was near complex topography. To understand the thermodynamic interaction between these polynyas and the atmospheric volume sampled by the balloon, a Lagrangian trajectory model forced by AMPS winds was used to calculate the total and partial derivatives of potential temperature as well as the total water mixing ratio. This allowed us to assess the thermodynamic profile of the overlying atmospheric boundary layer. Based on analysis of the AMPS forecast, we were able to identify a region of warming air with an area of 20,000 km2, centered over the Ross Sea Polynya which was providing a strong heat source at the time of the balloon flight.en
dc.identifier.citationDale ER, Katurji M, McDonald AJ, Voss P, Rack W, Seto D (2020). A Comparison of AMPS Forecasts Near the Ross Sea Polynya With Controlled Meteorological Balloon Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 125(20).en
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD030591
dc.identifier.issn2169-897X
dc.identifier.issn2169-8996
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/101779
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Geophysical Union (AGU)en
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stateden
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::04 - Earth Sciences::0401 - Atmospheric Sciences::040105 - Climatology (excl. Climate Change Processes)en
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::04 - Earth Sciences::0401 - Atmospheric Sciences::040102 - Atmospheric Dynamicsen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::03 - Chemical Sciences::0399 - Other Chemical Sciences::039901 - Environmental Chemistry (incl. Atmospheric Chemistry)en
dc.titleA Comparison of AMPS Forecasts Near the Ross Sea Polynya With Controlled Meteorological Balloon Observationsen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
uc.collegeFaculty of Science
uc.departmentSchool of Earth and Environment
uc.departmentSchool of Physical & Chemical Sciences
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